"fergunją" meaning in Proto-Germanic

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɸer.ɣun.jɑ̃/
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *pérwn̥-yo-m, from *pérwr̥ (“rock, mountain”), or from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- (“oak tree”). The former possibility would have an unexplained irregular development of w > g in Germanic, while the latter matches in form but poses difficulties in the meaning. The existence in Old Norse of a masculine noun Fjǫrgyn (“Frigg's father”) (ostensibly from Proto-Germanic *fergunjaz (“masculine divine personification of mountainland”)) alongside the feminine noun Fjǫrgyn (“Thor's mother; earth, land, mountain”) (from Proto-Germanic *fergunjō (“feminine divine personification of mountainland”)) and the neuter, whose original meaning in Proto-Germanic can be reconstructed as “(forested) mountain(land)”, suggests that the underlying term was a Proto-Germanic adjective *fergunjaz, probably cognate with Proto-Celtic *Φerkunyos (“Hercynian Forest”) (presumably originally an appellative meaning “forested (mountain)land”), also apparently originally an adjective (compare the Gallo-Latin adjective found in Hercynia silva alongside Hercynius saltus), which in both cases can be reconstructed as meaning “forested”. The suggested derivation from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- fits this well and suggests an original meaning “covered in oaks” for Proto-Indo-European *perk(ʷ)unyos, rather than a noun meaning “forest”. Etymology templates: {{inh|gem-pro|ine-pro||*pérwn̥-yo-m}} Proto-Indo-European *pérwn̥-yo-m, {{der|gem-pro|ine-pro|*perkʷ-|t=oak tree}} Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- (“oak tree”), {{m+|gem-pro||*fergunjaz|t=masculine divine personification of mountainland}} Proto-Germanic *fergunjaz (“masculine divine personification of mountainland”), {{m+|gem-pro||*fergunjō|t=feminine divine personification of mountainland}} Proto-Germanic *fergunjō (“feminine divine personification of mountainland”), {{cog|cel-pro|*Φerkunyos|t=Hercynian Forest}} Proto-Celtic *Φerkunyos (“Hercynian Forest”), {{m+|ine-pro|*perkʷ-}} Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ-, {{m+|ine-pro||*perk(ʷ)unyos}} Proto-Indo-European *perk(ʷ)unyos Inflection templates: {{gem-decl-noun}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], fergunją [nominative, singular], fergunjō [nominative, plural], fergunją [singular, vocative], fergunjō [plural, vocative], fergunją [accusative, singular], fergunjō [accusative, plural], fergunjas [genitive, singular], fergunis [genitive, singular], fergunjǫ̂ [genitive, plural], fergunjai [dative, singular], fergunjamaz [dative, plural], fergunjō [instrumental, singular], fergunjamiz [instrumental, plural]
  1. mountain Tags: neuter, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-fergunją-gem-pro-noun-O4DTj3aG Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header
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          "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic: *fergunī",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-West Germanic: *fergunī"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Old English: fiergen, firgen, fyrgen, firing, firgin"
    },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Old English: fiergengāt, firgengāt, fyrgengāt\nMiddle English: firegat"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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        {
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            "5": "Virgundia"
          },
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Old High German: Firgunnea, Fergunna, Virgunnia, Virgundia"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
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            "1": "non",
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Norse: fjǫrgyn f"
    },
    {
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
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          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: fjörgyn f",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: fjörgyn f"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "got",
            "2": "𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐌿𐌽𐌹"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐌿𐌽𐌹 (fairguni)"
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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  "lang_code": "gem-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fergunją",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "id": "en-fergunją-gem-pro-noun-O4DTj3aG",
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      "ipa": "/ˈɸer.ɣun.jɑ̃/"
    }
  ],
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        }
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    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "got",
            "2": "𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐌿𐌽𐌹"
          },
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    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "fergunjǫ̂",
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        "genitive",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fergunjai",
      "source": "inflection",
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    },
    {
      "form": "fergunjō",
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  "lang": "Proto-Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gem-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fergunją",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Germanic ja-stem nouns",
        "Proto-Germanic lemmas",
        "Proto-Germanic neuter nouns",
        "Proto-Germanic nouns",
        "Proto-Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Proto-Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mountain"
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      "links": [
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸer.ɣun.jɑ̃/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fergunją"
}

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